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Zosimos of Panopolis

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Zosimos of Panopolis (Greek: Ζώσιμος ὁ Πανοπολίτης; also known by the Latin name Zosimus Alchemista, i.e. "Zosimus the Alchemist") was an alchemist and Gnostic mystic. He was born in Panopolis (present day Akhmim, in the south of Roman Egypt), and likely flourished ca. 300 AD. He wrote the oldest known books on alchemy, which he called "Cheirokmeta," using the Greek word for "things made by hand." Pieces of this work survive in the original Greek language and in translations into Syriac or Arabic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zosimos of Panopolis is the 2,337th most popular writer (down from 2,228th in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 338th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among writers, Zosimos of Panopolis ranks 2,337 out of 7,302. Before him are Posidippus, Afanasy Fet, Maciej Stryjkowski, Vasko Popa, Phocylides, and Edmond Jabès. After him are Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Ouida, Tayeb Salih, Duris of Samos, Victorinus of Pettau, and Gregory Tsamblak.

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Among people born in 250, Zosimos of Panopolis ranks 35. Before him are Micheon of Goguryeo, Polyeuctus, Macrianus Minor, Macrianus Major, Gaius Julius Priscus, and Adur Narseh. After him are Victorinus of Pettau, Emerentiana, Chaekgye of Baekje, Septimius, Censorinus, and Magnia Urbica. Among people deceased in 251, Zosimos of Panopolis ranks 8. Before him are Hostilian, Sima Yi, Herennius Etruscus, Herennia Etruscilla, Alexander of Jerusalem, and Gaius Julius Priscus. After him is Babylas of Antioch.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Zosimos of Panopolis ranks 341 out of 642. Before him are Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (1902), Nebettawy (-1250), Shenoute (348), Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), Said Halim Pasha (1865), and Edmond Jabès (1912). After him are Qasim Amin (1863), Antonios Naguib (1935), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Shadia (1931), Nasr Abu Zayd (1943), and Qakare Ibi (-2181).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Zosimos of Panopolis ranks 26. Before him are Herodas (-300), Eutychius of Alexandria (877), Anastasius Sinaita (630), Ibn al-Farid (1181), Ibn Taghribirdi (1410), and Edmond Jabès (1912). After him are Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Olympiodorus of Thebes (301), Salama Moussa (1887), Doria Shafik (1908), and Dionysius Periegetes (100).

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